GrantedHousing estateDecided 17 June 2019

Downings North, Prosperous, Co.Kildare

Construction of 49 houses with a new entrance, road, and linear park in Prosperous.

181166 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 24 September 2018

Reference: 181166
Authority: Kildare County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 24 September 2018
Residential units: 49
Floor area: 6518.2 m²

Summary

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The development consists of 49 two-storey and part single-storey dwellings of various types, ranging from two to four bedrooms. It includes solar panels, a new entrance on the R403, a new road, and a landscaped linear park with a pedestrian entrance.

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Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

The construction of
No dwellings as follows: 1no. Type a1, two storey and part single storey detached, four bedroom dwelling; 1no. Type a2, two storey and part single storey detached, four bedroom dwelling; 30no. Type b1, two storey and part single storey semi-detached, four bedroom dwellings; 4no. Type b2, two storey and part single storey semi-detached, four bedroom dwellings; 4no. Type c, two storey and part single storey semi-detached, three bedroom dwellings; 6no. Type d, two storey and part single storey terraced, three bedroom dwellings
No type e, two storey terraced, two bedroom dwellings; the provision of solar photovoltaic panels (pv) on the roofs of the dwellings, provision of a new site entrance on the r403 road (allenwood road), provision of a new road to the west of the proposed dwellings, all associated siteworks, boundary treatments and landscaping works to include the culverting of the existing watercourse/stream to the north, north east and eastern boundaries of the site, the provision of a landscaped linear park to the east and north east of the site to include a pedestrian entrance at the south east corner of the site (adjacent to the r403 road), the provision of a traffic calming gateway and associated siteworks on the r403 road to the west of the site on lands owned by kildare county council together with the provision of an underground foul pumping station and all associated works to the north of the site

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

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“To provide for new residential development.”

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

Objective set by the Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 - Prosperous (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
2 Farnan Wood, Downings North, Prosperous	Feb 2026	€530,000	64 m
29 Farnan Wood, Prosperous, Co. Kildarenot full market price · price excludes VAT	Sept 2025	€285,958	77 m
Site No.31, Farnan Wood, Downings Northprice excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€374,400	94 m
43 Farnan Wood, Downings North, Prosperousprice excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€423,000	113 m
42 Farnan Wood, Downings North, Prosperousprice excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€427,313	117 m
41 Farnan Woood, Prosperosprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€376,275	125 m
40 Farnan Wood, Downings North, Prosperousprice excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€374,449	130 m
38 Farnan Wood, Downings North, Prosperousnot full market price · price excludes VAT	Sept 2025	€282,854	134 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received24 September 2018
Further information requested15 November 2018
Further information received22 May 2019
Decision due18 June 2019
Decision issued17 June 2019
Appeal submitted8 July 2019
Appeal decided11 May 2020
Permission expiry10 May 2025

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